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Read about the first bit of Rust shipping here: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2016/07/shipping-rust-in-firefox/ https://hacks.mozilla.org/2016/07/shipping-rust-in-f
by kenhwang 9y ago
Read about the first bit of Rust shipping here: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2016/07/shipping-rust-in-firefox/ https://hacks.mozilla.org/2016/07/shipping-rust-in-firefox/
And many of the Rust things that make FF56+ fast can be found here: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Quantum https://wiki.mozilla.org/Quantum
- noncoml 9y agoGreat pointers, thanks. Do they also have any write-up on how did they find Rust during these changes? Was the back count lower than usual? Did the see an increase on productivity?
- 482794793792894 9y agoThese components were built as part of the Servo project and then ported to Firefox, so you'd probably just want to ask the Servo team directly. You can find them on IRC, in the channel #servo on irc.mozilla.org. There is https://blog.servo.org/ https://blog.servo.org/, but it's mostly gradual updates on things, not a general overview.